Charles bachman



No. 625,532. Patented May 23, I899 C. BAGHMAPL. BUTTON.

(Application filed Sept. 10, 1898,)

(N0 Mullel.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BAOHMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE ELEOTUS GLOVE BUTTON SHOE COMPANY, OF

SAME PLACE.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,532, dated May 23, 1899. Application filed September 10, 1898. Serial No. 690,620. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES BAOHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention consists in a button having a metallic shank which may be attached to a fabric by suitable clamping means and a perforated head made of any suitable material, which is secured to the shank by means of a wire which extends through the perforations in the head and secures the head to the shank. The button thus devised when applied to a garment presents the appearance of having been sewed to the garment, while at the same time it possesses the advantage of being detachably secured thereto by means of the clamp. I

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved button. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a complete button, the attaching-wire being shown partly in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detailed view showing the several parts of the button in section, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the support for the head of the button.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the metallic shank of the button, having a base 2 in the shape of the disk, either formed integral with the shank or suitably secured thereto. The base is preferably provided with barbs 3 upon its lower surface between its periphery and the shank, and a pointed screw 4, having a flattened head 5, is adapted to engage a central screw-threaded opening 6 in the shank. By means of the screw, the end of which is pushed through the fabric and engages the opening in the shank, the fabric is gripped between the base 2 and the head 5 in an obvious manner. The barbs 3 point in a direction to prevent the shank of the button from turning upon the fabric after the button is once in place, and owing to their position the fabric will not be marred in fastening the shank to the screw. At the upper end of the shank is a disk 7, having perforations 9, said disk being rigidly secured to the shank and forming a support for the head 8. The head 8, as shown, consists of a button of the form in common use for stitching to garments. It may be made of any material common to buttons of this kind-such as mother of-pearl, hard rubber, or any suitable composition or a metaland it is provided with the usual perforations 10, extending through from its face to its rear side, adapted to receive the thread. As shown in the drawings, there are four perforations in the head 8 and a corresponding number of openings 9 in the supporting-disk, adapted to register with the perforations in the head. Instead of having the perforations 9 the disk may be slotted radially at corresponding points.

The head of the button is secured to the supporting-disk by means of a wire 11, which, as shown in Fig. 2, is doubled uponitself, the ends being first passed upward through a pair of adjoining perforations 9 and corresponding perforations 10 in the head and then bent over and passed downward through the opposite pairs of perforations in the head and supporting-disk, the extremities being finally twisted together beneath said disk, as shown at 12, and neatly cut oif. The twisting of the ends of the wire seats the button firmly upon the supporting-disk. When this has been accomplished, the parts of the wireprojecting below the disk are covered, as shown in Fig. l, by a suitable plastic material 13, which adheres to the under surface of the supporting-disk and tapers downwardly toward the button-shank, which it surrounds. This covering conceals the ends of the wire and makes a neat finish for the button and also serves to prevent any possible movement of the wire. If desired, the head may also be cemented to the supporting-disk for additional security, although when the wire is properly tightened in the construction of the button the cement is unnecessary.

The wire 11 is preferably provided with a thin covering of cotton or silk, such as that used for insulating wires in the electrical arts. The covered wire, resembling thread or cord, gives to the button the appearance of having been sewed to the garment.

While my improved button is designed for all the uses to which separable buttons are applied, it is found particularly desirable for replacing buttons lost from garments which are fitted with sewed buttons on account of its resemblance to the latter.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a button, the combination with a shank and means for securing the shank to the fabric, of a supporting-disk secured to the shank and having openings therein, a head having openings extending through from its face to its rear side and registering with the openings in said disk, and a wire extending through the openings in the disk and head and binding said parts together, substantially as described.

2. In a button, the combination with a shank and means for securing the shank to the fabric, of a supporting-disk secured to the shank and having openings therein, a head having openings extending through from its face to its rear side and registering with the openings in said disk, and a covered wire extending through the openings in the disk and head and binding said parts together, substantially as described.

3. In a button, the combination with a shank and means for securing the shank to the fabric, of a supporting-disk secured to the shank and having openings therein, a head having openings extending through from its face to its rear side and registering with the openings in said disk, a Wire extending through the openings in the disk and head and binding said parts together and a covering beneath the disk for the extremities of the wire, substantially as described.

4. In a button, the combination with a shank and means for securing the shank to the fabric, of a supporting-disk secured to the shank and having openings therein, a head having openings extending through from its face to its rear side and registering with the openings in said disk, a wire extending through the openings in the disk and head and binding said parts together and a covering of plastic material applied to the under side of the disk and extending over the extremities of the wire, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES BAOHMAN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. MILLIKIN, MORDECAI T. OooKEY. 

